that brinstar guy is in yet another band

[brinstar]

so in the other thread i mentioned that Black Cohosh scored a sweet slot in the annual Lincoln Calling festival

but the BEST slot of the entire festival is tomorrow night during "band appreciation night" - one or two acts considered the cream of the local crop are showcased at the "home" music club, fully catered, during which there are no other shows scheduled. everyone sorta gets together for one last jam and has a collective feelgood about the 2012 festival

who's headlining? LIFE IS COOL (clicky for samples*). it's our debut show, unless you count jamming half the set live on the radio last night ^_^

this is about as "supergroup" as lincoln can get, because the 9 or so people in this band (yes 9!) have all been in numerous other critically-acclaimed groups. it is by the sheer strength of LIC's collective resume that we landed this gig.

i am beyond excited to be in this band; i feel like charlie bucket finding a golden ticket! next week we're playing a grand opening of a new studio, then four shows (so far) slated for november, and already two in december (including a NYE show at the Bourbon, which is O Street's biggest venue). the album will drop early 2013, then we will try recording an EP and possibly do a small midwest tour to support it. shit's crazy!


*that's not me playing drums on the samples linked. the album was written and recorded long before a band was hand-picked to play it live. literally the only downside.

[brinstar]

oh, and the band consists of:

2 vocals
2 guitar
1 bass
1 keyboard
1-2 percussion
1 drums (me!)
1 saxophone (currently vacant)

will post pics of the show next week

[Trielelvan]

I'm feeling a subtle INXS/Depeche Mode vibe. Very different from stuff you've posted in the past!

Awesome stuff Brin and congratulations to you and your band!

[brinstar]

I'm feeling a subtle INXS/Depeche Mode vibe. Very different from stuff you've posted in the past!

Awesome stuff Brin and congratulations to you and your band!

thanks!

yeah it's definitely a departure from the kind of tense moodiness i'm usually drawn to, but it's always good to expand your horizons (and i cannot imagine a better group of people to do it with)

[brinstar]

killed it. so exhausted. time to sleep for 12 hours.

[Gaazy]

grats buddy!

[brinstar]

woops, make it 13 hours lol

[Lyion]

Congrats, Brin.

That's a lotta sleep.

[Trielelvan]

You earned it dude

[brinstar]

photo time


Nate (bass), Kendra (vocals), Jim (vocals, guitar)


Kendra, Nate, Jim and Eli (keys) watch Jeremy (Lincoln Calling organizer) slam a Smirnoff Ice on stage


Eric (guitar), Nate, and Kendra


Kendra, Jim, and Eli as viewed from the barroom


Eric, Kendra, Jim


Jim tunes between songs. You can see part of my kit in the back, though my face is blocked by the keyboard lol


not pictured:
me (drums)
Mike (guitar)
Nick (percussion)

[Tossica]

All the panties thrown on the stage must have also been edited out of the photos.

[Trielelvan]

Bah, I'm disappointed there aren't any pictures of you in there Brin. The drummers never get enough camera action. Still awesome, and looks like it was a hell of a night. Thank you for sharing

[brinstar]

Bah, I'm disappointed there aren't any pictures of you in there Brin. The drummers never get enough camera action. Still awesome, and looks like it was a hell of a night. Thank you for sharing

hah thanks

we had 8 people on stage, and i was in control of the fog machine

so it's pretty safe to say NOBODY saw me back there

[brinstar]

last night at The Waiting Room in Omaha, from behind my kit. show was sold out.

WHAT

[brinstar]

from jim's phone

[Tuggan]

was there any slamming of smirnoff ice at this show?

[brinstar]

hah nope but i single-handedly destroyed a sixer of PBR tallboys from the green room minifridge >.>

[brinstar]

o man a shot where you can actually somewhat see teh drummer!

[Spazz]

WHeres the fighting and crowd diving and the crusty lookin shady characters ? Thats not what they look like where im from

[Drem]

Congrats bro. Jealous! Wish i knew what that felt like hahahahah

[Mop]

Not normally my cup of tea but I really enjoyed it, thanks for sharing.

[brinstar]

update:

we cashed in some studio credit and did a one-off promo recording a couple months back, check it:



if anyone within a sane distance of NE feels like visiting and/or checking us out, we're throwing a huge bash for one of my best friends on Sept 5 and this group is headlining (and another group of mine is opening lol)